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US sued TikTok and ByteDance for violating children’s privacy laws

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, for extensive violations of children’s privacy laws. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Centr…

2024-08-03 21:02

Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as a phishing lure to target diplomats with HeadLace malware

A Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace. Palo Alto researchers reported that a Russia-linked threat actor known as Fighting Ursa (also identified as APT28, Fancy Bear, or Sofacy) used a …

2024-08-03 14:38

Investors sued CrowdStrike over false claims about its Falcon platform

Investors have sued CrowdStrike because the cybersecurity firm made false claims about its Falcon platform. Investors have sued CrowdStrike because the company made false and misleading claims on the testing of its Falcon platform. In July, a faulty update re…

2024-08-02 19:58

Avtech camera vulnerability actively exploited in the wild, CISA warns

CISA warned that an Avtech camera vulnerability, which is still unpatched, is being actively exploited in the wild. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7029 (CV…

2024-08-02 13:55

Catalan separatists vote on far-reaching government deal

Catalan separatists vote on far-reaching government deal

2024-08-02 11:06

Sitting Ducks attack technique exposes over a million domains to hijacking

Researchers warn of an attack vector in the DNS, called the Sitting Ducks, that exposes over a million domains to hackers’ takeover. Researchers from Eclypsium and Infoblox have identified an attack vector in the domain name system (DNS), dubbed the Sitting D…

2024-08-02 05:35

Over 20,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances vulnerable to CVE-2024-37085

Shadowserver researchers reported that over 20,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances are affected by the actively exploited flaw CVE-2024-37085. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation reported that approximately 20,000 VMware ESXi servers exposed onl…

2024-08-01 19:58

Catalan tax deal draws accusations of inequality from Spanish regions

Right-wing opposition in Madrid casts move as latest in string of concessions Sánchez has made to Catalan nationalists in exchange for their support in the Spanish parliament

2024-08-01 17:09

Pharma Giant Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information

Pharma company Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information following the February 2024 data breach. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora confirmed that the threat actors had access to personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health i…

2024-08-01 15:02

BingoMod Android RAT steals money from victims’ bank accounts and wipes data

BingoMod is a new Android malware that can wipe devices after stealing money from the victims’ bank accounts. Researchers at Cleafy discovered a new Android malware, called ‘BingoMod,’ that can wipe devices after successfully stealing money from the victims’ …

2024-08-01 05:58